World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:39
“A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.”
Verse in context — 1 Corinthians 7
37
But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.
38
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.
39
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
40
But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit.
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